MACKIE HDR24/96 - Manual (Page 80)

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tracks remaining armed. Stopping the time code (which usually means stopping the time code
master) causes the slave recorder to stop and drop out of Master Record.
If you have one Mackie HDR slaved to another using time code and you want to do a punch-in
that spans both machines (the whole orchestra on more than 24 tracks), remember that the two
Master Record buttons are independent. You must press both RECORD buttons to punch on both
machines.
In this situation, pressing the STOP button on the master will stop recording on both recorders,
and will also stop both transports. If you want to continue playback after the punch-out, you’ll
need to press the PLAY button on both machines.
The HDR24/96 always receives MMC (MIDI Machine Control) commands that are sent
to its device number. See the
Setup section for more details. If you have –
• Two Mackie hard disk recorders running in tandem with their MIDI IN and
OUT ports connected together,
• The Send MMC option turned on, AND
• Both units are set to the same Device ID, then…
Track Arming and Master Record commands (among others) will be transmitted from one
recorder to the other. Arming a track on one will arm the same track number on the other.
Entering Master Record on one will put the other in Master Record. You could be recording
where you don’t want to record! This is not a normal setup, but if you connect MIDI cables
and don’t check device IDs, you could find yourself in this situation. Device ID setting is found
in the Setup | MIDI menu.
Record Safe
Record Safe locks out all Record Ready and Master Record switches. Any tracks that are armed
become disarmed when Record Safe is activated. If the transport is running in Master Record mode
(whether actually recording or not), the record operation is canceled.
In the GUI, the Record Safe mode is located on the pull-down menu under Transport. The menu
item will be checked when on.
On the front panel, you’ll find the REC SAFE button above the floppy disk drive.
The REC SAFE button is located with the Global Track Controls on the Remote 48 (upper right), and
just to the left of the Locate controls on Remote 24.
Delete Last and Undo
Remember that you have some flexibility with Record operations. From the front panel and either
remote you can press the DELETE LAST button to toss away the recording you just made. This is a
destructive operation so you are prompted with the obligatory “Are you Sure?” in the LCD.
Another way to get rid of a bad take is to Undo it in the GUI Edit menu.
Edit | Undo Recording Pass
Or just press [C
TRL +z]
You can even Undo recordings by navigating back in time on the History list.
If you Undo a recording pass you will be prompted about what the HDR should do with the audio that
was recorded. In the GUI you will get the following message:
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